i finally got around (in other words. got *****) to doing the joey mod. it's a LOT easier than i thought.
still a bit of work. (sorry guys. no step by step instructions..i was at work. doin headlights and working back and forth.)

but i know everyone loves pics. so enjoy!!
(and i know. headlight rings look like crap. i had wax on them....i forgot about it..)
also sorry for the crappy pics. my best camera i have is the one on my phone..















feel free to drop any comments.
(oh and for those wondering about the paint..i bought a spray can from minspeed.net $25 including shipping )

 

Lookin' good minjae!

 

White is different....I like it....

 

I would like to know, from you and others how this affects the light that the headlight puts out...BTW, that looks pretty cool!

 

thanks guys!!

but to chadtoolio..i dont think it affects the light at all. the hids shine just as bright. and the driving lights arent affected cause i didnt paint where the light would reflect off from.
it might not let AS much light bounce around. but it's not noticeable. well at least not to me.

 

holy wow, that looks awesome man!

 

job well done! I wish I had the time to do it

 

best looking body color matched joey mod Ive seen.

 

i gotta say i like it

 

WOW, looks fantastic, very japanese.

 

Looks great, good job!

 

Very cool! Nice choice

 

I think that looks uber cool. Mine would be hard to get the Electric Blue paint however .. plus I'm also too lazy. Haha. But well done! Definitely looks sweet.

 

I wonder how that color will hold up to the heat? I guess we'll find out eh? Does look good tho.

 

im really diggin it . i have to redo my rings tho. gotta try takin off the paint and repaint them

but buy the paint from minspeed. here's the link.
it IS costly tho..i used a lot when painting mine. im probably gonna buy another one sooner or later.

and we'll see how well it holds up. i dont think there will be a problem. well hopefully not.

 

Hey minjae, when you repaint the rings, maybe think about black? IMO it would go well with the color scheme you've got going. Just a thought.

Also, very nice job of integrating the stripes into the scoop. Looks killer.

 

It's an incredibly well done job, and the the white rings are a cool touch. I've always thought about painting mine body color. But the headlights do pop a little more than I like in white, kind of exagerates the eye effect of the headlights. Major props for doing it, it's totally unique, I'm just not sure if I like it. Anyway you've done a fantastic job at making your car unique & that is a huge part of the MINI ownership experience in my book, good work.

 

That looks sick! I love the joey mod. I think that it gives our cars a bit more expensive look. Once again, great job!

 

Great job Minjae. Mine will get done in the next month. I hope that they will look as good as yours.

 

hopefully it'll look better than mine. i have little imperfections you cant see in the pictures but in person you can. maybe later on i'll do a quick touch up when i have time to open them up again.

but about redoing the rings black. i was thinking of that. we'll see. whether or not i decide to just repaint them the same color or make em black.

 

minjae,
Killer! Nice work.

 

black headlight rings woooould be pretty sick

 

looks good

 

mos def paint the rings black, it would look great with your color combo, and all that white needs to be broken up a little

 

hummmm... not my thing but nice job taking it apart and painting it though.